The Manson Family's True Crime Connection

A few years ago, I was doing a presentation on the Manson family for my subcultures class and asked my Nana what she remembered from that time. Instead of recounting news stories or fears, she said, oh, did I never tell you Kathy's maiden name? For context, Kathy is one of her best friends and our oldest family friend. Patricia Kren Winkle is her first cousin who killed Abigail Folger and participated in the La Bianca murders. My grandma's dad was not a nice man. He grew up in Chicago as a staunch Irish Catholic, got involved in the Italian mafia there. Then moved to another Midwest state where he kept in touch with his